Date-Ideas

COVID-19 hasn’t made dating any easier. As people adjusted to a new lifestyle, relationships and in-person dates around the world have been put on pause. Though Valentine’s day will be different this year, many virtual opportunities have arisen to help couples spend time together. A perk of virtual dating is that it is designed to fit a college student’s budget and schedule, since they rarely involve additional costs or travel time.

Valentine’s date didn’t work out? You might have a couple of crushes, but how do you know who’s right for you? Answer these simple questions to find out which Columbia icon should be your date.

Congratulations, you’ve made it through the first date! Now onto the hard part—how did it actually go? Our first date detectives here at Spectrum have compiled what we believe are the best signs for whether or not you can expect a second date.

For those who don’t know, cuffing season is the time of year when the days shorten, temperatures lower, and feelings of loneliness begin to appear. It’s perfectly common to experience a need for company in the autumn. Although cuffing season doesn’t officially begin until after Halloweekend, it’s always good to get a head start!

Inside Elysian Fields Café, an eclectic collection of furnishings straight out of a Crate and Barrel catalogue gives the space a homey ambiance. Don’t be fooled, though; a continuous playlist of fist-pumping techno music reminds patrons that this Mediterranean restaurant wants to be hip.

I read with concern Lorenzo Bradford’s op-ed, “The Problem with Discourse.” Mr. Bradford’s basic argument is that societal power structures affect discourse, and therefore discourse cannot always be trusted. But, unlike Paulina Mangubat’s inviting reflection on campus discourse last month, he neglects to distinguish between the effect of power on the efficacy of the marketplace of ideas and the effect of power on one’s opportunity to participate and be heard in it.